1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; authorizing the construction of certain pipelines.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PIPELINE; CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.
 1.5 	An applicant for a certificate of need and route permit unanimously approved and granted 
1.6 	by the Public Utilities Commission in docket numbers PL-9/CN-14-916 and 
1.7 	PL-9/PPL-15-137 for a pipeline that crosses an international border before entering Minnesota 
1.8 	may, at its sole discretion, construct, own, and operate the pipeline and associated facilities 
1.9 	along the approved route. Any request for additional information related to docket numbers 
1.10 	PL-9/CN-14-916 and PL-9/PPL-15-137 required by the commission after October 26, 2018, 
1.11 	is void.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.